Classic Movies Live

For the very first episode of 2021, hosts Pierre and Jeff talk about the state of movies and award shows during a global pandemic! Then, our hosts list their respective Top 5 movies of 2020!

Starring Leo in as the exuberantly wealthy titular socialite, Gatsby is an exploration of class, vanity, and the American Dream in the roaring '20s! It also features the reunion of Leo and his good friend Tobey Maguire -- last seen together in the 2001 flop Don's Plum (itself likely the subject of an upcoming episode...).

Here on Classic Movies Live, we consider ourselves serious movie critics. However, any serious movie critic must eventually review Citizen Kane, and this week, our hosts have decided to do this.

In 2012, Leonardo DiCaprio received critical acclaim for a role he took in a movie directed by Quentin Tarantino. But…

This week on Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff explore the origins of Revisionist Western Cinema by looking at one of the most influential movies on the genre: Akira Kurosawa's 1961 samurai cinema classic Yojimbo!

Starring Leo in the title role, J. Edgar tells the story of J. Edgar Hoover, the man responsible for building the FBI into what it is today! But while J. Edgar puts on a tough, no-nonsense persona, he hangs on to secrets that threaten to bring him and the entire bureau down for good! So what did our hosts think about Leo's noir biopic? Tune in to find out!

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, The Maltese Falcon is arguably the first and most important noir movie ever made. Its influence can be seen in everything from Touch Of Evil and Woman in the Window to Drive and The Happytime Murders. What else is there to say about this timeless classic? Tune in to find out!

Christopher Nolan's high-concept ensemble action movie about dreams is easily one of the most influential films of this millennium so far! As Inception celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, we discuss Nolan's filmmaking, Hans Zimmer's compositions, Wally Pfister's cinematography, and of course one of Leo's biggest leading roles yet!

On Classic Movies Live!, you'll always get to hear about the latest movies that, one day, will come to be regarded as true titans of cinema! In no episode has that been more true than this week's, in which our hosts, Pierre and Jeff, discuss Kelly Reichardt's latest film, First Cow!

In 2006, Leonardo DiCaprio would earn critical acclaim for two back-to-back performances. The first of those was that in year's Best Picture winner, The Departed. The second, Blood Diamond, would net Leo his third-ever Oscar nomination, and second for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

On today's episode of Classic Movies Live!, Jeff talks about his favourite thing: the American Midwest! Also, our hosts discuss the 2020 frontrunner for... all the Oscars?

The Departed won Scorsese his first-ever directing Oscar, as well as Best Picture at the 79th Academy Awards. Leo was also nominated for an Oscar at the same ceremony, but notably not for this movie! Was that a mistake? Should this have been the year Leo took home Oscar gold? Tune in and find out on the ninth episode of Losing It Over Leo!

On this week's episode of Classic Movies Live!, our hosts dig deep into Aaron Sorkin's new ensemble film The Trial of the Chicago 7!

In today's episode, Pierre and Jeff lose it over Leo's second Scorsese performance!

Just in time to be too late for Halloween, Pierre and Jeff discuss Brandon Cronenberg's latest horror movie: Possessor!

Tune in to hear Pierre and Jeff discuss Daniel Day-Lewis, the John C. Reilly Award, Scorsese's career, and of course Leonardo DiCaprio on today's episode of Losing It Over Leo!

Of all the movies that have come out this year, few will be as influential as the one-two punch of Trolls: World Tour and Scoob! Tune in and find out why!

Featuring Leo as legendary scam artist Frank Abagnale, Jr. alongside Tom Hanks as FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Catch Me If You Can sees our illustrious silver screen superman stepping out of the role of teen heartthrob for the first time since Titanic.

In today's very special out-of-order episode, Pierre and Jeff discuss the hotly-anticipated sequel to 2006's Borat! Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey for Make Benefit Recently Diminished Country of Kazakhstan, or more simply Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, was written, filmed, and released almost entirely inside of one year. With such an unprecedentedly quick turnaround, did Sacha Baron Cohen and Co...

In 1997, James Cameron released a movie so monumental it would go on not only to be nominated for the most Academy Awards of any movie up to that point (tying 1950's All About Eve) and win the most as well (tying Ben Hur), but also perform so well with audiences it would hold the record for best box office performance for almost 12 years. That movie was the disaster/romance epic Titanic, featuring...

For the first time in this show's history, Pierre and Jeff talk about a Nicolas Cage movie!

At the end of the 90's, Leonardo DiCaprio was best known for two movies he made within a year of each other. The first of those movies, starring the young heartthrob in what could be considered his breakout role (if you don't already consider that to have been Gilbert Grape), was Baz Luhrmann's visionary take on William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

Pierre and Jeff discuss the latest adaptation of Charles Dickens' masterpiece.

The Basketball Diaries, Leonardo DiCaprio's third movie, and the subject of this week's episode of Losing It Over Leo!

After almost 30 years, the final movie in the Bill & Ted franchise has arrived! Was there ever a movie more obviously destined to be a classic? This week on Classic Movies Live!, franchise newbie Pierre and lifelong fan Jeff discuss Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters' return to the roles that made them famous! After so much time in development hell, does Bill & Ted Face the Music live up to expectation...